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Bd-4 pilot attempts a crosswind landing, which resulted in a gear collapse and propeller striking the runway at cvn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 582097 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvn.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 690 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 582097 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was en route from cez to cvn on a pleasure trip to see my parents, who live near sep. At approximately XA00, tuned to AWOS and wind was reported 17 KTS gusting to 24 KTS at 350 degrees. I was flying an experimental conventional gear bd-4. The wind was 50 degrees off of runway 4 or runway 30. I used runway 30, because it was the widest. I came in with the right wing held down and set the right wheel down. As the aircraft slowed and started to settle on to both gear, the wind picked up the right wing. When this happened, I applied full power, and aircraft came up several ft. Then aircraft dropped onto right gear. The box where gear leg attaches failed and let propeller hit runway. At this point, I was able to get the aircraft back into the air about 3 ft. I flew it over to the side of runway and landed in the grass. The fiberglass wingtip was distorted, but did not even knock off the navigation light. I believe I hit a swirl of turbulence, which caused the aircraft to lift then drop. This side-loaded the gear, and caused failure. In retrospect, I should have flown to a runway where wind was more down the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BD-4 PLT ATTEMPTS A XWIND LNDG, WHICH RESULTED IN A GEAR COLLAPSE AND PROP STRIKING THE RWY AT CVN.
Narrative: I WAS ENRTE FROM CEZ TO CVN ON A PLEASURE TRIP TO SEE MY PARENTS, WHO LIVE NEAR SEP. AT APPROX XA00, TUNED TO AWOS AND WIND WAS RPTED 17 KTS GUSTING TO 24 KTS AT 350 DEGS. I WAS FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL CONVENTIONAL GEAR BD-4. THE WIND WAS 50 DEGS OFF OF RWY 4 OR RWY 30. I USED RWY 30, BECAUSE IT WAS THE WIDEST. I CAME IN WITH THE R WING HELD DOWN AND SET THE R WHEEL DOWN. AS THE ACFT SLOWED AND STARTED TO SETTLE ON TO BOTH GEAR, THE WIND PICKED UP THE R WING. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I APPLIED FULL PWR, AND ACFT CAME UP SEVERAL FT. THEN ACFT DROPPED ONTO R GEAR. THE BOX WHERE GEAR LEG ATTACHES FAILED AND LET PROP HIT RWY. AT THIS POINT, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ACFT BACK INTO THE AIR ABOUT 3 FT. I FLEW IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF RWY AND LANDED IN THE GRASS. THE FIBERGLASS WINGTIP WAS DISTORTED, BUT DID NOT EVEN KNOCK OFF THE NAV LIGHT. I BELIEVE I HIT A SWIRL OF TURB, WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO LIFT THEN DROP. THIS SIDE-LOADED THE GEAR, AND CAUSED FAILURE. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE FLOWN TO A RWY WHERE WIND WAS MORE DOWN THE RWY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.